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A Reflection on the Nation: The Library of Congress

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For a library that has a megalomaniac aspiration to collect everything from everywhere on all subjects, the problem is what not to collect.
(DANIEL BOORSTIN , Librarian)
The library which Jefferson gave to the United States
Legislature now declares itself a multi-media encyclopaedia. Colin McLaren , Keeper of Manuscripts at Aberdeen
University, considers the impact of populism on the Library of Congress, with contributions from staff, scholars and critics. Producer MICHAEL STEVENSON (R)

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Unknown:
Daniel Boorstin
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Colin McLaren
Producer:
Michael Stevenson
Source: Radio Times

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